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Accreditation period - Units 1-2: 2017-2021,
Units 3-4: 2018-2021
The accreditation period for Chinese Language, Culture and Society Units 1 and 2 begins 1 January 2017 and will expire on 31 December 2021.
The accreditation period for Chinese Language, Culture and Society Units 3 and 4 begins 1 January 2018 and will expire on 31 December 2021.

Accreditation period - Units 1-2: 2017-2021,
Units 3-4: 2018-2021
The accreditation period for Chinese Language, Culture and Society Units 1 and 2 begins 1 January 2017 and will expire on 31 December 2021.
The accreditation period for Chinese Language, Culture and Society Units 3 and 4 begins 1 January 2018 and will expire on 31 December 2021.

The Victorian local government sector consists of 79 councils, 10 regional library corporations and 16 associated entities.
This report provides Parliament with an outline of the results of our financial audits of the entities within the sector, and our observations, for the year ended 30 June 2018. We also comment on the outcomes of our audits of the 79 council performance reports.
We also assess the sector’s financial performance during the 2017–18 financial year and the council’s financial sustainability as at 30 June 2018.
We made one recommendation for Local Government Victoria and five recommendations for councils.

Publications

The Victorian Government publications directory enables you to discover government publications and maps online. All publications are available for download from departmental websites.

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The Victorian school funding model is complex. Under the current model, government schools derive funding from multiple sources for various purposes. The information piece explains where the funding comes from and what it is used for.

Homelessness has a significant impact on both individuals and the community. Homeless people have poorer health, fewer social connections and fewer opportunities for education or employment. The audit examined whether Victoria's implementation of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH) and the Victorian Homelessness Action Plan 2011-2015 (VHAP) is effective in addressing homelessness.

Since 2004–05, Victorians have been paying for the costs of sustainable water-related initiatives through their water bills. This has been in the form of the Environmental Contribution Levy (ECL), which is linked to the revenue of water businesses. By 2015–16 it is expected that almost $1 billion will have been collected through the ECL. The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) is responsible for administering the ECL and the initiatives it funds.

The Taskforce 1000 report – Always was, always will be Koori children: a systemic inquiry into services provided to Aboriginal children and young people in out-of-home care in Victoria – was tabled in Parliament on 26 October 2016.